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A disposable camera for the 21st century...sort of.

A disposable camera for the 21st century...sort of.I'm not sure it's a GREAT deal..considerIt is remarkable for $50 for such a slim camera. I lik eit. However, $79 for Norcent DCS-860 (Buy.com) offered 3X optical, 7Mpixel , anti shake and video. Granted it's nearly $30 more but within a price...

Tags: camera, disposable camera, digital zoom

Discussion threads 2008-03-12

The final word on the 'megapixel myth'

The final word on the 'megapixel myth'Great articleGreat article George - couldn't agree more.The only definite area where megapixels are a bit of a scam is in the amateur digicam market. My mom was very proud to come home with a 8 megapixel camera (which a good salesman obviously had...

Tags: Printers, Digital cameras, Digital photography, downsampling, pixel, photograph, digital zoom, Pogue

Discussion threads 2007-02-27

Additional Resources

Gartner's CIO pep talk: Make a difference or be automated (or worse)

Gartner analyst Mark McDonald late Sunday laid out the chief information officer agenda for 2009 and the big theme is that tech executives need to make a business difference or fade away. Why? Companies have other options--software as a service, cloud computing and shared services--that could deliver more value than...

Tags: CIO, Information Technology, Gartner Inc., McDonald's Corp., Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-13

Hot rumor: Apple developing LCD HDTV with built-in networking, Apple TV?

Just in case you wanted a new Apple rumor that didn't involve updated MacBooks and building laptops out of aluminum bricks, here's an inevitable-seeming one from tech guru Jason Calacanis, who tells our sister site CNET UK that Apple is planning an LCD-based HDTV that would sport built-in networking and...

Tags: Network, built-In, HDTV, Apple Inc., Apple TV, LCD, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2008-10-11

Making the giant health database work for you

It's these medical records experts whose function has been lost in the translation from paper to magnetic ink, Damianakis concluded, and unless that is recovered digital systems will never work as well as paper. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Health Care, Health Database, Vertical Industries, Storage, Benefits, Healthcare, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Human Resources, Data Management, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-10-10

US proposes DNS fix: digital signatures

US proposes DNS fix: digital signaturesGold mineExpect that if VeriSign has the key authority, they'll require VeriSign certificates. In effect, this will amount to VeriSign being paid for every domain, and considering the number of domains at stake and VeriSign's rates, that's a [b]very[/b] large sum of money that...

Tags: Domain names, NETWORKING, SECURITY, DNS, VeriSign Inc., e-mail, DNS machine, centralized authority, DNSSEC, digital signature

Discussion threads 2008-10-10

US proposes DNS fix: digital signatures

The Commerce Department is considering deploying digital signatures to make DNS less susceptible to hacking, ComputerWorld reports. Under the proposal, DNS records would be signed by DNSSEC Domain Name and Addressing System Security Extensions. There have been some commitments to the system for the following top-level domains:...

Tags: Digital Signature, DNS, ICANN, Domain Names, Digital Signatures, Authentication/Encryption, Networking, Security, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Will Bush sign Pro-IP? Biz, labor, schools push for it

There's no word yet on whether President Bush will sign the PRO-IP bill [ZDN] but big business and labor were united in favor of the bill that creates a copyright czar in the executive branch. The bill originally called for the Justice Dept. to prosecute copyright...

Tags: Bill, President, IP, Justice Dept, Network Technology, Networking, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-10

On the Linux laptop the bundle is all

On the Linux laptop the bundle is allI don´t like teenagersI don´t like teenagers or stories about teenagers. But I will say yours seems dumber than most.The bundle is all only if the package is badA properly packaged Linux system should make installing programs child's play. Though I own an...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, distro, Linux laptop, Linux, Xandros, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-10-10

Microsoft renames its 'D' language 'M'

Microsoft renames its 'D' language 'M'Brilliant move ... Duh!Brilliant move! There's already a language named M, formerly known as MUMPS. The Veterans Administration (now Dept. of Veterans Affairs) wrote its DHCP Decentralized Hospital Computer Program in M and SAIC used that as the basis for the CHCS program...

Tags: Programming languages, Microsoft Corp., MUMPS

Discussion threads 2008-10-10

Can these cell phones replace your digital camera--and your dermatologist?

Eight-megapixel camera phones are no longer so unusual--we've known about the Sony Ericsson C905 for a while and the recently announced Samsung Pixon has been getting a lot of buzz since it was announced last week. But the LG Renoir and LG KC780 have added so many camera features that...

Tags: Phone, LG Electronics Inc., Cell Phone, Video, Digital Camera, Camera, Video Capability, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Janice Chen

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Consumers score a partial win against Walmart

Walmart has done a 180 on its earlier decision to pull the plug on its DRM servers (thereby locking customers' music collection to whatever PC it happened to be on at the time) and decided to keep the DRM servers running - for now. Important Information About Your Digital Music Purchases ...

Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Digital-rights Management, Server, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Digital Media, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Radio Hong Kong (gadget)

Introducing the Radio Hong Kong gadget with 15 stations of streaming digital radio. Simply click on the radio station you desire and play the live Internet stream. Don't pay for Web radio, when you can listen for free. This gadget uses your windows media player and real player for audio...

Tags: Radio, Sidebar Gadgets, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-10-10

France Radio (gadget)

Introducing the Radio France gadget with 60 stations of streaming digital radio. Simply click on the radio station you desire and play the live Internet stream. Don't pay for live audio streams, when you can listen for free. This gadget uses your windows media player and real player for audio...

Tags: Radio, Gadget, Sidebar Gadgets, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-10-10

Image Copyrighter Pro (zip)

Image copyrighter takes the copyright information you provide and converts that into binary data then saves it to an image, thus making your image digitally signed. There are very few programs that know how to read this data from an image however, this way of storing data with an image...

Tags: Data, Image

Software downloads 2008-10-10

Mp3 File Editor (exe)

Mp3 file editor is a program that can help and assist the music enthusiast to organize and maintain his or her digital music collection. Support for both ID3 tagging versions, batch editing, re-naming, exporting and even sorting of your Mp3 files based on their tags. This version is the first...

Tags: MP3, BistoneSoft, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2008-10-10

Garmin Nuvi 265WT

The Garmin Nuvi family of portable navigation devices PNDs is growing constantly, and the GPS manufacturer has added a new line called the Nuvi 2x5 series that focuses on providing high-end features for an affordable price. The flagship model of this line is the Garmin Nuvi 265WT, and it offers...

Tags: Keyboards, GPS, Network technology, POI database, Garmin Nuvi, Garmin Ltd., Garmin Nuvi 265WT

Product reviews 2008-10-09

Acer Aspire 5735-4624

Editors' note: This review is part of our Holiday 2008 Retail Laptop Roundup, covering specific new configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.If you set out to find the largest laptop for the smallest price, your quarry would be Acer Aspire 5735-4624, a 15.6-inch laptop that...

Tags: Notebooks, Acer Inc., laptop computer, Aspire 5735

Product reviews 2008-10-09

BenQ MP512 ST

BenQ's MP512 ST is a 1-chip DLP-based front-projector with a relatively low resolution of 800x600 SVGA that can be found for a ridiculously low price on the Internet. According to the company, this projector was designed specifically for the Nintendo Wii, a standard definition gaming platform. Owing to its surprisingly...

Tags: Projectors, menu graphical user interface, projector, BenQ MP512 ST, BenQ Corp.

Product reviews 2008-10-09

The five products Apple must make

What ought to be Apple's next leap of faith? Here are a few ideas for where Apple should go next. What are your ideas? Apple made its latest big move into new territories last year with the launch of the now ubiquitous iPhone, expanding beyond the desktop and...

Tags: Touch Screen, Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Keyboards, Games, Monitors & Displays, Desktops, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Components, Apple, iPhone, video games, tablet, Jo Best, Silicon.com

News items 2008-10-09